How Anfield was once the atmosphere for ancient Fit of the While debut – 60 years in the past! – Liverpool FC

Liverpool made historical past on August 22, 1964, after they hosted Arsenal at Anfield, turning into the primary recreation to be broadcast on Fit of the While.

The Reds and the Gunners might be within the combine on the manage of the desk this season, even though now not many may have prime expectancies of Arne Slot in his debut marketing campaign.

Each began the 2024/25 season with a victory, however 60 years in the past, Liverpool had been considerably than their north London fighters.

The Reds completed the 1963/64 season as First Category champions, 12 issues and 7 parks above the Gunners.

Their identify defence started at house to Billy Wright’s Arsenal aspect, and it was once a ancient afternoon as Fit of the While was once broadcasted via the BBC for the primary future, in dark and white:

Glad birthday, Fit of the While! ???

Right here’s what the primary episode gave the impression of 60 years in the past ??#BBCFootball#MOTDpic.twitter.com/JUMqQoVjLV

— Fit of the While (@BBCMOTD) August 22, 2024

The 2 aspects emerged from the worn tunnel at Anfield to the Beatles’ ‘She Loves You’, with Liverpool lacking Ian St John via appendicitis and Alf Arrowsmith because of trauma.

Tommy Lawrence took his park in purpose in the back of Gerry Byrne and Ronnie Moran, with Bill Shankly fielding a now-unorthodox formation together with the likes of Ron Yeats, Ian Callaghan and Roger Hunt.

Hunt opened the scoring within the eleventh slight upcoming a gradual get started, firing an acrobatic volley into the a ways nook from Callaghan’s move.

Gordon Wallace added every other upcoming the split earlier than a quick-fire double from Geoff Sturdy and Joe Baker restored parity for Arsenal heading into the last phases, just for Wallace to attain a dramatic winner from space.

“Well, I’d call it the Match of the Century, I don’t know about the Match of the Day!” joked commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme at full-time.

Liverpool sadly ended the marketing campaign in 7th as Man United received the identify, even though they did carry the FA Cup and succeed in the semi-finals of the Ecu Cup.

Arsenal, in the meantime, completed thirteenth, simply 3 issues in the back of Shankly’s Reds.

Within the BBC’s first version of the display, this was once the one recreation to be broadcast, with prolonged highlights presented to audience.

‘As you can hear, we are in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match’…the phrases of commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme 60 years in the past as of late as he introduced the primary ever Fit Of the While from Anfield. #LFC#MOTD ??? pic.twitter.com/lPoshOP1Ur

— Mark Platt (@MarkPlatt73) August 22, 2024

Fit of the While sooner or later started to broadcast highlights from numerous video games around the First Category and residue that solution to this hour, with Gary Lineker the host in its sixtieth future.

Slot’s males opened the primary MOTD of the 2024/25 season upcoming their 2-0 win at Ipswich, and expectantly, they are able to accomplish that once more with a victory over Brentford at Anfield on Sunday.